Haruka Tenou
Name: | Haruka Tenou |
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Name (kanji/kana): | 天王 はるか |
Alignment: | Moon Kingdom |
Species: | Human |
Gender: | Female |
Lives: | Tokyo |
Occupation: | Student |
Family: | Unknown |
Associates: | Michiru Kaiou |
Aliases: | Sailor Uranus |
First Anime Appearance: | A Beautiful Boy? The Secret of Haruka Tenou |
First Manga Appearance: | Mugen 1 - Yokan |
First PGSM Appearance: | N/A |
English Name: | Amara Tenoh |
Actors: | Megumi Ogata (anime), Sarah LaFleur (dub) |
Haruka Tenou |
Haruka Tenou was the civilian identity of Sailor Uranus, and appeared in the anime and manga series.
Personality
Haruka was a fast runner as well as an accomplished race car (and motorcycle) driver. She was one of the only characters to be seen operating a vehicle, along with Mamoru Chiba.
She lived the life of the wealthy Tokyo elite and, in the Sailor Moon S season of the anime, attended Mugen Academy (Infinity Academy in the English dub), a school for genius students. At the time, however, she attended it to infiltrate its operations. She wore the men's uniform of the academy rather than the women's, and was thus often mistaken for a man.
Family
Haruka had no known relatives in either the manga or the anime series, and seemed to only live with Michiru. In the manga, however, she moved in with Michiru and Setsuna Meiou to raise baby Hotaru after she was reborn at the end of the Infinity arc, and the four of them formed an adopted family.
Relationships
Haruka was romantically linked with Michiru Kaiou. Although the anime was not graphic, there were hints given (especially during the Stars season) that Haruka and Michiru had a physical relationship. In the North American dub, however, Amara (Haruka) and Michelle (Michiru) were changed to "cousins" in order to avoid controversy surrounding homosexuality.
Musicals
In the musicals, Haruka was played by Sanae Kimura, Nao Takagi, Asako Uchida and Akiko Nakayama.
Trivia
- Haruka was able to drive a car and ride a motorcycle despite that the age for earning a driver's license in Japan was 18. When this was brought up in the anime, she claimed she got her license abroad.
- Haruka and Michiru seemed to own a helicopter and could pilot it themselves.
- Haruka and Michiru were the only two Senshi apart from Sailor Moon to be involved in a long-lasting relationship in the canon.
- When Haruka and Michiru were changed to "cousins" in the Cloverway dub of Sailor Moon, it spurred jokes of incest among fans.
- In 1998 Irwin released a line of Senshi of the Outer Solar System dolls well before Sailor Moon S aired in North America. On the boxes of the Sailor Uranus dolls she was given the civilian name "Corinn".
- When Haruka's voice actor asked Kunihiko Ikuhara how she was supposed to portray her and Michiru's relationship, she was told to act as if they were a married couple.
Civilian identities of Sailor Senshi |
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Solar System Senshi |
Usagi Tsukino | Ami Mizuno | Rei Hino | Makoto Kino | Minako Aino | Chibiusa |
Haruka Tenou | Michiru Kaiou | Setsuna Meiou | Hotaru Tomoe/Miss Dream | Chibi Chibi |
Luna Tsukino | Shiva Shingetsu Astarte |
Kinmoku Senshi |
Kou Seiya | Kou Yaten | Kou Taiki | Princess Kakyuu |
Shadow Galactica Senshi |
Chuuko Nezu/Chuu Rat | Reiko Aya/Half Bird | Akane Karasuma/Manila Karasu | Nyanko Suzu | Miss Butterfly |
Senshi in Parallel Sailor Moon |
Kousagi Tsukino | Ami Jr | Rei Jr | Mako Kino | Mina Aino |